Now...
The old man was in quite a dilemma.
He took a deep breath.
The old man felt a dull ache coming on.
What in the world was all this...
It was just a watermelon...
How had things gotten so complicated...
The old man suddenly wondered...
Would it have been better if he hadn't said anything just now?
Now he somehow felt caught between a rock and a hard place...
The old man's mouth opened, then closed...
For a moment, he didn't know what else to say.
Should he let the two children leave with the watermelon?
The old man looked up and rubbed his temples.
His gaze wandered over to the side.
Huh!?
The old man's eyes abruptly returned to where they'd been a second ago.
A familiar figure came into view...
"It's him!"
The old man cried out, visibly excited.
"Hey!"
He waved at the skinny boy.
"Come here!"
But the skinny boy's reaction was completely unexpected.
The skinny boy's expression froze.
Clearly, he hadn't expected...
That someone would recognize him?!
The next second, the boy came to his senses and turned to leave.
The excitement on the old man's face faltered.
Uh...
Why... did he leave?
The old man was a little bewildered.
"...Wait!"
Only after a moment did the girl understand what the old man meant?!
This was the boy who had put the watermelon in the bushes!
The girl was about to run over...
The girl stopped in her tracks.
She realized that the kind boy who had helped her find the watermelon had somehow gotten in front of the skinny boy.
He was blocking the skinny boy's way out.
After a brief moment of surprise, the girl felt relieved.
This boy was